Science at Home and my Neighborhood

Well science is everywhere, it's how we explain the world around us right? So here are some things I found around my house:

The wasp nest: I think almost everyone should have a photo of a wasp nest because they're everywhere. I think these things are disgusting and the pattern of their home makes me nauceous, but interestingly, I believe that it's also a mathematical pattern found in nature. Even though I'm going to hire someone to demolish these creatures, I do wonder how they make the nest and what materials they use.

Meet Reptar! This is my sister's snake who I haven't touched yet or ever.  He needs heat lamps because he's classified as a reptile and he's cold blooded. He also needs live prey to eat which is pretty sad. My sister feeds him "pinkies" or baby mice once a week but I wonder what my sister is going to have to feed him when Reptar gets bigger...Rabbits???

This is my avacado tree named Cado! We usually buy avacados from the grocery store and all my life I've tried to grow an avacado tree from a seed but it never worked. Two years ago we went to Puerto Rico where you don't even have to buy avacados, you can just gather them from the side of the road. So we took home an avacado that was as big as my face, ate it (which was the most delicious avacado ever!), and then I decided to try to grow the seed. It worked! It grew, is still growing, and  is healthy! My theory as to why this tree grew was because the seed did not come from a store bought or farm raised avacado that was probably exposed to a variety of chemicals.

There is science all around me!!! I think this blog would become a text book if I included everything I've found, so I'll just stop here. :)